TI-2025-07579 Aliases CVE-2025-8281 GHSA-vfpq-j5vq-3476

WP Talroo <= 2.4 - Reflected XSS

MEDIUM 64CWE-79Published 2025-08-22 · Updated 2026-01-09

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · Low
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The WP Talroo WordPress plugin through 2.4 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin and unauthenticated users.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00253 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Unknown	WP Talroo	up to 2.4	—	No fix listed	CNA

WP Talroo VendorUnknown Affected up to 2.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:boybawang:wp_talroo::::::wordpress::*	up to 2.4	Vulnerable	Boybawang

cpe:2.3:a:boybawang:wp_talroo:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 2.4 Vulnerable ·Boybawang

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-8281
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vfpq-j5vq-3476

References

Exploit 1

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/36b9305e-e086-4edb-bff9-d181ea316389/

Sources

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